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The famous ‘month of May’ for the Verizon IndyCar Series has begun, but before the drivers take part in the famous Indianapolis 500, they have to tackle this weekend’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Here is a rundown of everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s race. What happened in 2017 at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis? Twelve months ago, fans of the Verizon IndyCar Series witnessed a domination on the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit. In qualifying, Team Penske kept up their fantastic single-lap pace, with Will Power taking his third pole position of the season so far after breaking the lap-record in his #12 Chevrolet. Penske cars occupied five of the top seven positions on the grid too, with Helio Castroneves and Josef Newgarden lining up just behind Power in second and third. In the race, Power looked strong throughout. He dropped behind his team-mate … [Read more...] about 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Indianapolis – Preview

The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series heads to Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park this weekend for the third race in as many weeks for the teams and drivers. The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama has been one of the best new additions to the IndyCar calendar in recent years. Here is everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s race: What happened in 2017 at Barber Motorsports Park? Twelve months ago, Team Penske continued their domination of qualifying by taking their third pole in three races. Will Power was back on top, but he was closely followed by two of his team-mates, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, who made it a 1-2-3 for Penske. Josef Newgarden may not have been able to make it a 1-2-3-4 in qualifying, but the American hit the front on Sunday instead. Josef took his first-ever Verizon IndyCar Series victory at the Alabama circuit back in 2015. He would prove that he had an affinity to the circuit by taking his … [Read more...] about 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Alabama – Preview

The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series teams and drivers have had no time to rest after last weekend’s race at Phoenix. The series is back in action this weekend for the third round of the season, the 2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in California. Here is a rundown of everything you need to know in the run-up to Sunday’s race: What happened in 2017 at Long Beach? Helio Castroneves once again stamped his authority over the Long Beach street circuit in qualifying. The Brazilian veteran took his third consecutive pole position for the event, lowering the lap record even further in the process to a 1:06.2254. Sadly, Helio was not able to convert his pole position into a race lead on the run down to turn one on Sunday. A poor getaway at the drop of the green flag put Helio down into sixth place initially, with Scott Dixon taking the lead early on. When Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing team unknowingly put the New Zealander on a poor strategy, the … [Read more...] about 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Long Beach – Preview

NBC Sports Group to Present More Than 80 Hours of Verizon IndyCar Series Coverage in 2018, Including Final Nine Races on NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app This Weekend’s Coverage from Phoenix Begins Friday at 8 p.m. ET with Live Qualifying on NBCSN “The freshness the series appears to have – everyone is excited about IndyCar in a way we’ve not seen for some time.” – Play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey NBC Sports Group Becomes Exclusive Home of Verizon IndyCar Series Beginning in 2019 STAMFORD, Conn. – April 4, 2018 – NBC Sports Group kicks off its coverage of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series this weekend from ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix, Ariz., with live coverage of the Phoenix Grand Prix on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-race coverage begins with IndyCar Live presented by Verizon at 9 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Group will present 12 races during the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series campaign, and more than 80 … [Read more...] about NBCSN kicks off its part of 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule this weekend

After an action-packed season-opening race last month at St. Petersburg, the Verizon IndyCar Series returns this weekend for the second round of the season; the 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix at ISM Raceway. Here is our rundown of what to look out for in IndyCar’s first oval race of the year. What happened in 2017 at Phoenix? The first oval race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series was won by the reigning champion at the time, Simon Pagenaud. The Frenchman, who had never gotten a win on an oval beforehand, got lucky when a caution came out during the middle of green flag pit-stops. Everyone but Pagenaud had pitted when a caution came out, meaning that the Team Penske driver was able to pit under yellow and maintain the lead. From there, nobody could pass him and he took the chequered flag. Pagenaud’s team-mate Will Power had been leading up until the final pit cycle but had to settle for second when he … [Read more...] about 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series: Phoenix Grand Prix – Preview